Jesus and the Future [Paperback]

This book challenges the reader to understand the historical realities that Jesus addressed.Jesus' predictions about the future provoked conflict in his own time and continue to provoke controversy today. Important biblical passages concerning the future are examined closely in this text.Jesus' predictions about the future provoked conflict in his own time and continue to provoke controversy today. Important biblical passages concerning the future are examined closely in this text.Jesus' predictions about the future provoked conflict in his own time and continue to provoke controversy today. David Tiede argues that in order to understand Jesus' teaching about the future it is necessary to study the meaning of his affirmations to early Christians and how his message spoke to the religious traditions of Israel. Important passages concerning the future are examined closely, with special attention given to the book of Revelation.Introduction: Jesus and history; 1. Jesus and troubled times; 2. Jesus and the prophets; 3. Jesus and the kingdom; 4. Jesus and the end; A note on sources; Questions for further thought and discussion; Index. It was a happy day for the common reader when Cambridge launched its series on 'Understanding Jesus Today.' If the first four titles are a true indication it is time to cheer. These handy 5 1/8 x 7 1/8 , neatly, securely, and colorfully bound books are an invitation to 'take up and read.'...All who seek to know more about the Way, the Truth, and the Light in Jesus will applaud this series of handy and handsome little books on a big subject. Congregational Journal Written for the layperson, these short works are packed with useful and illuminating background for understanding the life and times of Jesus. Readers will have their horizons broadened by evidence provided through extrabiblical sources such as Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Nag Hammadi Library, the Jewish Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, the Jewish historian Josephus, anlc+